I need some advice on being a new step parent.

I love her so much. I feel like I had her myself lol. I love the compliments I get "she has your eyes" type thing because it makes me feel more connected.

The birth mother has lost all 3 of her kids without a chance of them returning. She was forced to sign her rights over for the first child but she's not a very smart person (I don't even mean that in a spiteful way she is legitimately slow) I think eventually she will fade out or she will just see there is no winning and sign them over. I'm hoping like hell for that anyway.

Her family is just as bad as her with the exception of one family member that has tried convincing her but she kinda just does what she wants. She will just have to learn the hard way.

Yes we have an attorney and a very good one I think. I think we would need a mediator and maybe we could get things accomplished but from what I've heard about her she flip flops a lot and lies a lot but I'm hoping she has an sudden clarifying moment and thinks about the well being of the child. I think her giving her child a name that vengeful shows she isn't interested in the well being of her child.

I don't want her to grow up and not have her fathers (soon to be our) last name.

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